The University of Melbourne is pleased to announce the George Hicks Award opening of applications for the academic session 2025-2026 . This prestigious award is designed to support outstanding undergraduate and graduate students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, leadership, and commitment to community service.
To be eligible for the award, applicants must be domestic or international students currently enrolled as undergraduate students in Art within the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at the University of Melbourne.
The University of Melbourne is one of Australia’s leading research-intensive institutions, renowned for its academic excellence and global reputation. Located in the heart of Melbourne, the university offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across diverse fields such as arts, sciences, engineering, business, and medicine.
Established in 1853, The University of Melbourne is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Melbourne (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Victoria. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Department of Education and Training, Australia, The University of Melbourne (UNIMELB) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: over-45,000 students) coeducational higher education institution. The University of Melbourne (UNIMELB) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 166 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 70-80% making this Australian higher education organization a somewhat selective institution. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.